New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez went up in a helicopter to survey the state after a weekend snowstorm.

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez went up in a helicopter to survey the state after a weekend snowstorm.

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Updated: 10:18 PM MST Dec 28, 2015

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WEBVTT SHELLY: GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS SHE'S NOT SURE HOW LONG THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WILL STAY IN EFFECT. SHE WAS ABLE TO FLY OVER THE WORST HIT AREAS WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD. AND TOLD OUR NANCY LAFLIN WHAT HER BIGGEST PRIORITY IS RIGHT NOW. NANCY: IT LOOKS LIKE WHITE SANDS WITH THE DEEP BLUE SKY ABOVE BUT THIS IS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. AND IT'S NOT SAND IT'S SNOW. A LOT OF IT. SKY 7 SAW GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ IN A HELICOPTER OF HER OWN SURVEYING THE AREA FROM THE AIR WITH THE NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD. WHAT IS THE ONE THING THAT STICKS OUT IN YOUR MIND THE MOST OUT OF THE FLIGHT THAT YOU TOOK TODAY? THE ONE THING IS THAT EVERYTHING IS WHITE AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. NANCY: IN THIS PART OF THE STATE MUCH IS IT IS FARM AND RANCH LAND. IT DOES NOT SNOW LIKE THIS VERY OFTEN, BUT WHEN IT DOES AND THE WINDS PICK UP -- IN SOME PLACES WE HAD REPORTED 8 TO 10 FEET OF SNOW DRIFTS. NANCY: THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE PRIORITY FOR EMERGENCY CREWS RIGHT NOW FINDING DRIVERS WHO ARE STRANDED. THAT INCLUDES SPOTTING THEM IN THE HELICOPTER THEN LETTING EMERGENCY WORKERS ON THE GROUND KNOW WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. WE ACTUALLY OBSERVED SOMEONE FROM DOT JUST NOW WHILE WE WERE FLYING OVER ASSISTING A FAMILY THAT WAS STRANDED IN A VEHICLE. NANCY: AND WHILE OFFICIALS ARE STILL URGING PEOPLE TO STAY OFF THE ROADS SOME DRIVERS WILL BE OUT THERE PROPANE SUPPLIERS. THE GOVERNOR ISSUED AN ORDER ALLOWING THEM TO DRIVE EXTRA HOURS TO DELIVER PROPANE ACROSS NEW MEXICO. SO PEOPLE STUCK IN THIS CAN STAY

Governor: Everything is white as far as the eye can see

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez went up in a helicopter to survey the state after a weekend snowstorm.